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EYELETING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR.22, '1903.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

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UNITED STATES FATE 0F WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOB. T0 UNITEDSHOE GEORGE GODDU,

MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEWJ'eBsnY.

EYELETING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patnted Sept. 14, 1909.

Application filed 'April 22, 1903. Serial No. 158,822.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE zen of the United States, residing atWinchester, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeleting-Machines; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inappertains to make and use the same. I

The. present invention relates to an imrovement in eyeleting machines.

The objects of the present invention are to reorganize and improve theconstruction, organization and mode of operation of eyeleting machines,and more particularly the eyeleting machine illustrated and described inLetters Patent of the United States'No. 683,488, October 1, 1901,ranted'upon the application of Marshall .enry Pearson.

- To the above ends the present invention consists in the devices andcombinations of devi es hereinafter described and claimed.

GonnU, a citimachine looking from the left with the clutch mechanismremoved; Fig. 2 is a lan of the machine looking down at the mac ine fromthe front at an an 16 of 45 to the horizontal, with the eye et potremoved; Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation showing the feed frame or punchand eyelet set support and the operating mechanism for the punches andeyelet sets; Fig. 4 is a rear elevation partially in section showing theclutch mechanism; Fig. 5 is an enlarged 45 plan showin the feeding, andfeed adjusting mechanisms; Fig. 6 is a section on the line Ii-+1, Fig.5; Fig. 7 is a 45 plan of the variable ga e operating mechanism; Fig. 8is a longitudinal section of the right-hand end of the link 20; Fig. 9is a side elevation of the guide plate showing its mode of support andturned from an angle of 45 to the horizontal for convenience ofarrangement on the drawings;"Fig. 10 is a 45 plan of the eyelet chutethrow-out mechanism; Fig. 11 is a plan of the eyelet pot and itssupport; Fig. 12 is a sectional elevation of the eyelet pottaken on theline z-z,' Fig. 13 is an elevationof the eyelet pot support or bracket;Fig. 14 is a rear elevation of the eyelet pot, Figs. 15 and 16illustrate the two portions the art to which it.

punch two of the brush shaft, Fig. 17 is a vertical section of one ofthe punches; Fig. 18 is a vertical section of one of the eyelet sets;Fig. 19 is aefront detail View of the operating instrumentalities andtheir supporting and actuating members; Fig. 20 is a detail view, partlyin section, of the-adjusting mechanism for one of the face pieces 36;Fig. 21 is a vertical section showing a portion of the clutch mechanism;Fig. 22 is a detail of the same part; Fig. 23 is a front view of theeyelet pot and its bracket; Fig. 24: is a side elevation of themechanism for supporting and actuating the eyelet pot and eyelet chutes;Figs. 25, 26 and 27 are detail views of the means for adjusting theeyelet pot bracket; Fig. 28 is a detail elevation of part of themechanism for throwing out the eye let feed; Fig. 29 is a detail view ofthe same parts; Fig. 30 shows detail views of the pawl 161; Fig. 31shows detail viewsof the segmental pinion 160 and its operating lever;Flg. 32" is a detail view of the racket 159.

The present machine, like the machine of said patent, is organized andarranged to holes in the opposite sides of the upper of a shoe and thento set two eyelets in those holes and to feed the work.

The principal features of the presentinvention reside in the improvedconstruction and organization of the machine and in certain auxiliardevices employed in connection therewith Before proceeding to a detaileddescription of the various parts of the machine, it

will be convenient to refer to the principal operative parts and'theirgeneral mode of operation and relative arran ement and then to proceedwith adetaile description of .their operating mechanismsand theirrelative arrangement to the operative devices of the machine.

The machine illustrated in the drawings has a frame N which is providedwith bean ings for the main shaft M adapted to be connected at one endwith a grooved pulley which receives a belt by which the machine may bedriven from any suitable or convenient source of power, and providedupon the other end with a hand wheel V. The frame is provided with abase B which is adapted to be secured to a table.

In the machine of the said patent the work was presented to the machinein a vertical position which required the operator to hold his hands inan unnatural and constrained itv was not convenient for the operator topre- .sentthe opposite sidesof the upper in exact,

alinement, because of the angle at which the work was held with relationto the line of vision. In the present machine it is proposed to presentthe work in an inclined position to the machine, and tothat end thevarious devices operating upon the work have been. turned towardtheoperator to an angle of 45 so that the work may be presented to-themachine by holding the hands in a natural and easy extended position andso that the line of vision ofthe operator is normal to the workpresented to the machine, as a result of which the operator is en abledconveniently to 'hold the two layers of work in alinement with eachother and to maintain them in such alineinent. The ma-' chine, like themachine of the said patent, comprises oppositely disposed punches P andoppositely disposed eyelet. sets S arranged in bearings in a support orfeed frame F with the anvil or die plate A also supported "by saidsupportor feed frame, arranged between the oppositely disposed punchesand eyelet sets. The feed frame, however, is mounted at an angle of45 tothe vertical for the purpose above set forth. The clamping devices orholders H are arranged'to enga' e the work on the opposite sides of thegui e plate G. j p

In presentin the work to the machine the holders H are lifted by aconnection witha treadle and the oppos1te sides ,of the upper are laidagainst the opposite sides of the guide plate G with their edges againstthe edge guide mounted upon sald guide plate. The holders are thenpermitted to engage and hold the .material in position and the.

machine is set in o eration by tripping; a clutch, hereinafter described. The punches first advance and punch two holes in op esitesides of the 'upper in alinement with each other, then the feed frame Frises to bring the sets into the position previously occupied by thepunches, and the eyelet chutes C are advanced and present eyelets to theeyelet sets S which set such eyelets in the holes in the material, theeyelet chutes withdrawing as the sets advance. After the eyelet'setshave set the eyelets in the work they are released slightly but stillheld in engagement with the eyelets, and then the feed frame F is movedto the left to feed the materials the desired distance betweelrtwosuccessive eyelet holes. .The feed frame then makes its return or backfeed movement, bringing the punches back to their original ositions andthe operations are repeated. X hen it is desired to punch holes in theupper without setting eyeletsin such holes, as in the up 361 part of theupper to receive the lacing hoo s,

the position of the path of motion of the eyelet chutes is changed so asto prevent them from presenting eyelets to the eyelet sets, and the onlydifference in the'operation of the machine is" that the eyelet setsoperate merely to feed the upper without setting any eyelets therein. k

The guide plate G consists of a plate 1 against the opposite sides ofwhich the work is adapted to be held, the lower end of the plate 1 beingextended around beyond the punches and eyelet sets for a purposedescribed in connection ,with the description of the clamping devices orwork holders H.

The plate 1 is supported by a shank 2 which is grooved longitudinally toreceive a feather 3 projected from the surface of the projection 4; fromthe frame N of the machine to which the said shank 2 is adapted to besecured. The shank *2 of the guide plate G is provided withtwo-elongated holes 5 through which pass screws (3 by means of which theguide G is secured to the said projection 4. The screws 6 bear upon aspring 7 which elastically presses the friction plate 8 faced withleather 9 against the surface of the shank 2 on the guide. Thisconstruction affords a rigid support for the guide plate G and at thesame time permits the said guide plate to be moved longitudinally underthe said friction: plate 8. The edge guides 10 are formed upon a slidingblock 11 which fits the shank 2 of, the said plate G. The guide plate isprovided with an elongated hole 12 through which a screw 13 passesfreely, being screwed into the! under side of the block 11. Bytightening the screw 13 the block 11 and the guides 10 secured theretomay be secured in any desired position on the shank 2 of the guideplate. The guides 10 are projected beyond the edge of the guide plate 1approximately to the central line joining the punches and sets so thatthe work may be accurately located with relation to said punches andsets substantially as illustrated and described in the said patent,being provided also with downwardly extending work-guiding plates 210similar in construction and operation to the corresponding partsillustrated in the said patent.

7 Means are provided for moving the guide plate with its attached edgeguides during the operation of the machine to vary its position withrelation to the edge of the materials in which the holes are punched ande elets setin the materials. To accomplish this result the side of theshank of the guide. plateis provided with a rack 14 engaged by the teethof a segmental pinion 15 which is )rovided with a shank lfimounted in acaring in the ear 17 projected from the side of the frame member 4. Theopposite end of the shaft 16 has secured to it an arm 18 which isadjustably clamped thereon by means of the clamp screw 19. The arm 18sition of the guide plate and edge guide.

'The link 20 is connected with the feed mechanism in the followingmanner :-A lever 21 pivoted upon a portion of the frame "N ofthe machineis connected with the feed cam lever 52 hereinafter described, by meansof a pin 22 which is secured to said-lever and whichengages a slot 23 inthe "said lever 21. The oscillations of the fee'dcam lever 52 impartoscillations to the lever 21- which, upon its lower end, carries-a pawl24 adapted to engage a tooth 25 carried by said link 20. \Vhen theposition of the tooth is such that the pawl 24 will engage it, the link20 will be moved by the lever 21 in the direction of the arrow 26,thereby oscillating the segmental pinion 15, and moving the guide platewithjits attached edge guides 10 downward to decrease the distance ofthe holes and the eyelets set therein from the edge of the materials.The pawl 24 is pressed by means of a spring in a direction to cause itto slide u on the surface of the link 20 so that it will-engage thetooth 25 when the same is in position to be engaged. The link 20 isprovided with an elongated hole 27 through which passes a screw 28screwed into the lower end of the lever 21, and when the present devicesare inoperative the said lever 21 moves back and forth while the link 20stands fast, the said pin and slot connection affording means forsupporting the link 20 in operative relation to the lever 21. The

tooth 25 is mounted on a tooth slide 29 which is carried in a groove inthe side of the "link 20, the tooth slide 29 being rovided with anaperture which is engage by the eccentric portion 30 of the adjustingpinv 31 which is mounted in bearings in the end of the said link 20. Thepin 31 is extended through the said link 20 and upon its end is providedwith a spring 32 which acts frictionally to hold the in 31 in whateveradjusted position is given it. The opposite end of the tooth slide 29 isheld in the groove in the link 20 by means of a plate 33 secured to thelink 20. By turning the adjustin )in' 31 in its bearing in the end ofthe lin 20 the tooth slide m'ay bemoved back and forth in the link 20,thereby varying the position of the tooth with relation to "the pawl.Thus when the tootht25 is moved farther to the right the edge uides 10will, upon the next oscillation of t e lever 21, be nioved'fartherdownward in orderto diminish the distance of the hole and the eyelet settherein from the ed e of the materials.

It'will be'understood that the guide plate and its edge guides arenormally held by their frictional holdingmea'nsin their low; ermostpositions, and when it is desired to vary the position of the holes inthe workthe the dlstance the materials. A light sprlngis employedpractice in most cases tions.

lever 34, pivotally mounted upon the lower end of the lever 21, will bemoved tothe right, thereby moving the link 20 to the right, turningguide plate and its edge guides to lncrease of the holes from the edgeof which normally holds the said lever 34 in aposition to engage theshoulder 35 of the link 20. l

In setting eyelets in a shoe upper, it is the to set the lowermosteyelets with a somewhat greater spread than the succeeding ones, thatis, at a somewhat greater distance from the edge of the lacing slit thanthe others, and thereafter it is desired to set the eyelets in-the upperat a uniform distance from the edge of the lacthe pinion 15 and liftingthe ing slit. In setting eyelets with the present a machine the upper ispresented to the machine in the manner in which it is shown as beingpresented to the machine in the said patent, that is, so that theeyelets at the bottom of the lacing slit are first set and then the restfollow up the slit. Therefore when it is desired to set eyelets inuppers with a spread on the first eyelets, the lever 34 is moved to theright to lift the guide plate andedge guides as described, the work isentered and placed with its edges against the edge guides, and then themachine is set in motion and the holes first punched in the materialsare punched ata greater distance from the edge of the lacing slit, andafter the first holes have been punched and the work fed b the feedingmechanism the.

movement 0 the feed cam lever 52 actuates the lever 21 causing itspaw-124 to engage the tooth 25 so as to restore the guide plate and itsedge guides to their normal position that, while in the machine of thedraw- It is to be observed in this connec.

ings" it is proposed to move both the guide plate and the edge guides,the present invention contemplates the moving of the edge guides to varythe distance from the ed e of the materials during the operation. of themachine, and in its broader aspects it is a,

matter of indifference whether the guide plate be moved at the same timeor not.

It will be noted that the surfaces of the' edge guides are in twoportions arranged at an angle, the IiIlOlPfllJJflIli 211 of each edgebeing inclined to the I irection of feed and to the forward portion 212.This is a feat-ure whichv was present in the machine of the said patentand which, in connection with the means for varying the position of theedge guides, affords a convenient means of varying the position of thefirst few eyelets set in the bottom of the lacing slit. By presentingthework to the machine with the edges of the work" parallel to,the inclinededges of the guides the distance of the holes punched in thework by thepunches from the edges of the work is diminished, thus by turning thework this distance may be increased. It will thus be seen that by alittle manipulation of the work during the setting of the first feweyelets the. eyelets may be set at gradually decreasing distances fromthe edge of the upper until the normal dis tance is reached, after whichthe eyelets will be set at such normal distance from the edge other sideof the feed frame this is obviated.

The work engaging faces of the work hold ers H are covered with leatherand are extended below and to a position opposite the front of thepunches and sets in order to hold the work better. It has been found inthe' operation of the machine of the said patent, in which the workholders or clamps engage the work entirely on the. right of the unchesand sets that after the work had,

, een fed to the position to punch the last hole or set, the last eyeletin the upper part of the up er, the holders or clampin devices no fongerengaged the materia, so that after the feeding of the upper to theposition to set such eyelets there was no means for holding the upperduring the movement of the feed frame to move the eyelets and sets tothe position of the punches, which resulted in imperfect work. Accordingto the present construction the work clamps are extended beyond the setsso that the work will beheld by the work clamps to the very last hole inthe upper so that this objection has been overcome. The

.on the main shaft M ofthe machine.

work holders are. mounted upon' bell crank levers 36 and 37 having theirupper ends articulated together, pivoted upon a portion of the ffameofthe machine, the lever 37 being provided with arearwardly extended arm38 carrying a cam roll which engages a cam surface 39 on the cam disk 40mountig sprin 41 attached to the levers 36 and 37 operates normally tohold the work clamps against the material to hold the same in positionin the machine. A downwardly extendinglu or projection 42 from the said.bellcrank lever 37 1s ada ted to be engaged by one arm of a bell cranlever 43 which is connected. by a link with a treadle, not shown,whereby the work holders may be separated to enter and remove the Workfrom the machine. The above described arupon its rear end a shaft 44,theextended ends of which enter holes in the forked bell crank lever 45pivoted at 46 to the frame of the machine and having the rearwardlyextended arm 47- which carries a' cam roll which engages a cam path 48in the i camdisk 49 secured to the main .sh'aft'M- of the machine. Theabove-described arrangement is such that after the holes have beenpunched in the materials by the punches the lever 45 is oscillated toraise or move the feed frame rearwardly to bring the eye let sets to theposition previously occupled by the punches. The feed frame F isconnected by means of the links 50'and 51 with the feed cam lever 52 ina manner sub stantially similar to that disclosed in the said patent.The feed cam lever 52 is pivotally mounted upon a portion of the frameof the machine, its arm carrying a'cam roll which engages a cam path 53in the cam disk 49. This arrangement and the shape of the cam path aresuch that after the feed frame has been lifted to move the eyelet setsto the position previously occupied by the punches, and the eyelet setshave operated to set eyelets in the upper, the feed frame is moved tothe left as v ewed ,in Figs. 2,5, and 7 to feed the work the desireddistance, afterwhich the feed frame is dropped and returned to itsoriginal position along the path 54 The anvil or die plate A is mountedbetween the oppositely disposed punches and sets, being provided with ashank 55 which is received in a groove 56 in the feed frame F, beingsecured'in place bymeansof a pin 57 which engages a hole'in' said shank55 and a screw 58 which screws into another hole in the shank 55. f Theanvil or die plate A is provided with a movable punch block 59 and amovable setting dief60, which are supported in said anvil or die late A.

It has been found by experience with the? together upon a screw-threadedstud 'iso 63 which is adapted to be screwed into thehole in the ear 61.The stud 63 is projected downwardly'be'low the feed.frame and isprovided upon its lower end with enlargements or collars 64 and 65making a groove 66 therebetween which is engaged bya projectidn 67 fromthe bracket 68 secured to the frame N of the machine. The stud 63 by theengagement of its groove with the projection 67 affords means forsteadying the feed frame or support to resist the thrust of the punchesand eyelet sets. Thus if only the upper eyelet set was operating,material being presented on one side only of the anvil or die plate A,the pressure of the operating mechanism for the eyelet set tend ing tomove the feed frame out of its normal position would be resisted by thesaid stud or projection. The projection 67 engages the groove 66of thestud 63 during the time the punches are operating, while the feed frameor support is rising to move the eye-' die plate ,A. The eyelet sets arealso oppositely disposed with relation to the anvil or die plate A,being mounted in hearings in the feed frame adjacent to the bearings forthe punches. The punches are provided upon one side with ears orprojections 69 which are slotted to receive the ends of the spring arms70 pivoted at 71 upon the'studs 80 mounted in the feed frame F. Thespring arms are acted upon by spring cups 72 which are received inbearings in the feed frame and which contain springs normally acting topress thespring cups toward the spring levers. By this means the punchesare acted upon by the springs in a direction to tend to hold them intheir retracted positions out of engagement with the work. The levers 70are provided with ears 73 which engage stop projections 74 on thebearings for the pivots of the said levers, the projections serving tolimit the outward movement of the lspring arms 70 under the influence ofthe spring cups 72. The eyelet sets are provided with similar means forretracting them, being the levers 75' which are provided upon their endswith pins 76 which engage elon ated holes in the sides of projections 77rom the sides of the eyelet sets. The spring arms 7 5 are also pivotedon the studs 80, and are acted upon by similar spring cups 78 andprovided with similar projections 79' which engage the projection 7+l. Alocking nut 81 and a thumb nut 82 are provided to secure the stud inplace and afiord a convenient means for removal of the pin 80' so thatthe arms 70 and 75 -may be removed when it is desired to take the eyeletsets out for any purpose, as for changing them for others of differentsize. The punches cannot be removed in this way because of theinterference of the operating levers therewith, without dismantling saidlevers, and therefore the punches are provided with wrench-engagingportions 210 so that they may be removed from their shanks and taken outtoward the anvil plate without removing the shanks from the feed frameor support.

The punches and eyelet sets are actuated by means of bell crank levers83 and 84 Y which have their upper ends provided with segmental gears sothat they move in unison with each other. The lower ends of theoperating levers 83 and 84 are provided with adj us-table face pieces.The face piece 85 of the lever 83 which is adapted to engage theprojection 69 and operate one of the punches'and the face piece 86 whichis adapted to engage and actuate the corresponding eyelet set aresecured to the end of the lever 83 upon opposite sides thereof by meansof a bolt 87 which is extended through slotted portions in the facepieces and through a hole in the end of the lever i 83. The shanks ofthe face pieces are curved upon the are of a circle of which the stud 89is the center and are received in correspondingly shaped recesses in theend of the lever 83. The outer edges of the face pieces are providedwith segmental worm threads and an adjusting screw 88 is provided foreach of them which is received between the worm threaded surface of theface piece and a cavity in the end of the lever 83. See Fig. 20. Byloosening the bolt 87 each of the face pieces 85 and 86 may be adjustedto the proper position with or without adjustment ofvthe other facepiece and after'the desired position has been secured the tightenmg ofthe bolt 87 secures the face pieces rigidly in position. The face ofthe. face piece 86 is broad so that it may remain in contact wlth theend of the eyelet set during the move 'ment of the feed frame in themanner in which the machine'of the said patent operates. The lever 84 isprovided with face ieces for the punch and eyelet sets similar [I1 allrespects .to the face pieces of the lever 83.

The arm 83 is mounted upon the shaft or stud 89 being hushed at 90 toafford a durable bearing on said stud. This stud also affords a plvotalsupport for the work holding lever 36. The stud 89 is well shown in Fi2. It consists of a horizontal portion 91 whlch affords the bearing forthe hub of the lever 36, then it is provided with a collar 92, next witha screw-threaded portion 93 I which screws into a-portion of the frameof lever 83. The portion of the frame which rece'iv'es the studs 89 and95 consists generally of two members projected upward and forward andunited at the top as shown in section in Fig. 3. The lever 84 isprovided with a rearwardly extended cam arm 96 carrying an auxiliaryyielding arm 97 pivoted upon the stud 98 mounted in said arm '96. Therearwardly extended portion of the auxiliary arm 97 carries a cam rollwhich engages a cam path 99 in the cam disk 100 by.means of which thelevers '83 and 84 are actuated. The forwardly extended portionof theauxiliary arm 97 is received in a groove inthe under side of the arm 96and a spring 101 is interposed between the cam arm 96 and the forwardlyextended auxiliary arm 97. A stud 102 engages'the end of the arm 97 andholds it in position. The working strains upon the cam arm 96 aredownward, therefore when the arms are operating to punch or set eyeletsthe spring 101 may yield and'cause the work engaging tools to actyieldingly upon the materials. Of course. the sprln 101 is a stiffspring'and-it only yields un er very considerable pressure.

the machine comes to; rest automatically, as hereinafter described inconnection with a description of the clutch and its operating mechanlsm,and the machine is in position to enter and remove the work. The camnormally revolves'in the direction of the arrow 103, and the first dipof the cam path, being the portion marked 104, operates to actuate thepunches, and then release them,

so as to permit their springs to raise them from engagement with thematerial. Then the dwell 105 of the cam path affords time for thelifting movement of the feed frame or support F to move the sets to theposition previously occupied by the punches,

then the dip 106 of the cam path advances the eyelet sets to takeeyelets from the eyelet chutes, the next dip 107 sets the eyelets in thematerial after which the cam rises a little to relieve the pressureunder which the eyelets were set, then the dwell 108 affords a time forthe feed during which the eyelet sets are held lightly in engagement.with the work, then the cam rises as at 109 to permit the eyelet sets torecede from the unch and set actuating cam 100 is shown 1n the positionwhich it assumes when.

work, then the dwell 110 occurs which affords time for the returnmovement or back feed of the feed frame or support F to its originalposition. Where the heaviest strains are brought upon the cam during thesetting of the eyelets the cam disk is reinforced with a steel'block 111which afiords a durable wearing surface to perform this mulate one ormore eyelets on the lower eyei let set and ifit were not for saidyielding connection something would give way during the setting strainsbecause of the unusual thickness upon which the eyelet sets would becaused to operate.

As before stated the feed mechanism and the feed regulating mechanismare constructed and operate substantially as in the machine of the saidpatent. The feed cam lever 52 is connected by means of the links 51and50 with the feed frame or support F. At the pivotal point of the links50 and 51 is secured the link 112 which is pivoted at 113 upon the arm114 which moves over the face of the quadrant plate 115, stop pins 116being provided to limit its movement. The arm 114 is mounted upon theshaft 117 which is supported in a bearing in the frame of the machineand carries upon its lower end an arm 118 which is connected by means ofa chain 119 with a treadle, not shown. By depressing the treadle the arm114 is swung over the surface'of the quadrant plate to increase thedistance between successive eyelets substantially as in said patentedmachine. The arm 114 is returned to its original position by means ofthe spring 120. The quadrant plate is pivotally mounted concentricallywith the shaft 117 and a spring 121 normally acts on the quadrant plateto move it to its right-hand position as illustrated in Fig. 5, a stud122 shown also in Fig. *1 acting to limit the motion 'of the quadrantplate in this direction.

The quadrant plate 115 is provided with a handle 123 lg which it may bemoved by hand if desire The means for delivering eyelets to the e 'eletsetting devices comprise the eyelet pot and the eyelet chutes C whichconve e elets from. the eyelet pot to the eyelet setting devices. Theeyelet pot E consists of a vessel cylindrical in general form having acontracted waist and mounted with its axis normally held in a horizontalplane. Specifically considered the eyelet pot E consists of a shellformed of two truncated cones having their smaller bases toward eachother.

as shown in the drawings, particularly in Fig. 11. The eyelets aredischarged from the eyelet pot at the opposite bases thereof into theeyelet chutes C. The inclined walls 124 of the eyelet pot which areconical in form extend to the bases 125 and 126 of the pot It has beenfound desirable that this inclined surfaceshould extend all of the wayto the bases in order that delivery of the eyelets through the combs maybe certain. To the sides of the pot near the opposite bases are securedthe combs 127 through which the eyelets are swept by the brushes 128into the eyelet chutesC. The plates 129 5 are pivoted to the said. combs127 attheir upper ends and are secured in place by spring pins 130 whichengage holes in the lower ends of said plates 129. Upon withdrawing thespring pins-130 the'plates 129 -may be swung out so that access may behad to the combs to free any clogged eyelets. The eyeletchutes C leadthe eyelets down from the eyelet pot to opposite sides of the anvilplate A and deliver them to the eyelet sets .25 S. The eyelet pot isprovided with an opening normally closed by a lid which may be turned toone side to permit supplying the eyelet pot. with eyelets. The brushes128 are secured to the main portion 131 of the I brush shaft"illustrated in detail in Fig. 15.

This brush shaft is mounted in a bearing in the-front base 125 of theeyelet pot and extends rearwardly therefrom and is providedv on its rearend with a disk 132 provided 5 with three holes adapted to register withthree projections 133 from the disk 134 of the auxiliary brush shaft 135mounted in bearings in the eyelet pot bracket 141 hereinafter-referredto; see Fig. 16. Upon the Y 0 rear end of the auxiliary brush shaft 135is secured the crank 13.6 which is connected by means of the link 137with the stud 138 in the upper end of the feed cam lever 52. By thesemeans oscillations are imparted to the brushes. Other means may beemployed if desiredto oscillate. the brushes. The pins 133 are arrangedirregularly, asseen in Fig. 13, so that they shall register in only oneposition with the holes in the disk 132 of the brush shaft,therebysecuring theproper position of the brushes in the eyelet pot, so'that they shall sweep over the combs 127. The rear base 126 of theeyelet pot consists of a thinplate .ofmetal provided with a handle 139.by means of which it may be removed to examine the contents or themechanism on the inside of the eyelet pot when desired. The spring 140is employed normally to press upon said plate 126 to hold it in properposition. I

The eyelet ot bracket 141 is rovided with three loc ing members 142 wich en-' corresponding locking members 143 on the eyelet pot. Themembers 143 extend beyond the general outline of the pot, and thearrangement of the said interlocking members is such that by turning theeyelet pot about its axis the interlockin members 142 and 143 may bedisconnected rom each other to permit the removal of the eyelet pot fromthe machine. The bracket 141 is provided with a base 144 secured to aneyelet pot lever 145 mounted upon a pivot stud 146 supported in bearingsin the frame of'the machine. The base 144 is provided wit-h twoscrew-threaded holes 147 which receive bolts 148 which pass throughslotted holes, see Fig. 1, in a lug 149 projected upward from the eyeletpot lever 145. An adjusting screw 150 is screwed into the lug'149 andprovided with an extended collar which engages a groove in the base 144by means of which the eyelet pot bracket may be adjusted when the bolts148 are loosened. The screw 150, it will be .noted from an examinationof Figs. 1,

24 and 27, is adapted to adjust the eyelet pot bracket, and thereby theeyelet pot and eyeletchutes, so as tomovethem laterally in the planeof-motion of the chutes and at right an its to the line of motion oftheir eyelet de ivering ends. The eyelet pot lever 145 is provided withtwo arms, one of which extends upwardly and carries upon its upper endan eccentrically mounted stud 151 carrying a cam roll which engages acam path 152 inthe cam disk 40 mounted on the main shaft M' of themachine. Thelever 145 is provided with a downwardly extended arm towhich the eyelet chutes are secure means of the bolt 154. By looseningthe bolt 154 the eyelet chutes may be rotatedto disengage theinterlocking connections between the eyelet pot bracket 141 and the,eyelet pot E. The eccentric stud 151 affords a means for adjusting theposition of the eyelet chutes in the line of motion of their eyeletdelivering ends and at right angles to the direction of the adjustmentabove referred to, and the two adjustments contribute to secure thecorrect" presentation of the eyelets to the'eyelet It is desirable insome classes of work in which the eyelets are set in the lower part ofto be set in the upper part of the lacing slit, to set the eyelets inthe lower part of the slit and then to, throw the eyelet deliveringmeans out-of operation so as to prevent the setting of eyelets in theupper part of the lacing slit, the machine continuing, however, to punchholesin the upper part of the lacing slit to receive lacing hooks. Tothis end the eyelet pot pivot stud 146 is provided with eccentricprojections 155,- so that by turning the said pivot stud 146 in itsbearing in the d by I the lacing slit and in which lacing hooks areframe of the machine the. center of oscillation of the eyelet pot may bechanged to prevent the presentatioh'of eyelets to the eyelet settingdevices. By reference to Fig.v 1.0 it will-be seen that the path ofmotion of the '55 to present eyelets to the sets, and as a re sult ofthe combined movement of the eyedelivering end of the eyelet chutes C,as inzcated at 156, is such as to cause the eyelet chutes to delivereyelets to the eyelet sets.

hen the center of oscillation of the eyelet pot lever is moved byturning the stud 146 in its eccentric bearings in the frame of themachine the path of motion of the delivering end of the eyelet chutes ischanged to that indicated at 157 so that although the eyelet chutescontinue to oscillate, their path of mot-ion is so changed that they arepre-' vented from presenting eyelets to the eyelet sets.

The means for securing the throw-out of the eyelet delivering means areconstructed as follows :-The lower end of the pivot stud 146 is providedwith a pinion 158, and upon a bracket 159 secured to the frame of themachine is ivotedthe segmental pinion and accordin 160 which mes ieswith the pinion 158 and by means of which the said'pmion is adapted tobe turned. It is. desirable in this'class of machines to reduce the workdone by the operator to as small an amount asis possible eyeletdelivering throw-out is operated automatically by the machine itself, soas to relieve the operator of this duty, besides which, by making thethrow-out "mechanically' operated, the further advantage is secured oftiming it with precision with 'rela- I tion'to the operation ofv theparts of the m'achine. In machines of this character which operate at ahigh speed a complete cycle of operation by the operator, to engage atooth 162 onthe side of the arm 163 secured "to the said segmentalpinion 160, thus in timed .coiiperation with the parts of the machine ofthe eyelet pot is moved so as to -the segmental pinion is automaticallyrotated, mechanically and the center of motion prevent the presentationof eyelets to. the setting devices.

rear-of the path of motion 156 start forward let pot lever 145 due tothe operation of the cam path 152 thereon and to the rotation of thesaid eccentric stud 146, the movement of the delivery end of the eyeletchutes is only from the position at the retracted end of the ath ofmotion 156 to the position at the ont end of the path of motion 157,after which inthe continued operation of the mato thepresent inventionthe' I This occurs, when the e elet chutes standing in their retractedposition at the chine the delivering ends of the eyelet chutes oscillatealong the path of motion 157. The

normally tends vto move such pawl in the di-' rection to prevent it fromengaging the tooth 162 on the arm 163. A rod 164 is provided which isadapted to .be lifted by the operator I to'raise the end of the pawlfrom the position illustrated in Fig; 2 to the position illus trated inFig. 10. After the segmental pin- -ion 160 has been'moved by .the meansdescribed to the position illustrated in 'full lines in Fig. 10, aspring pawl 165 drops in engagement with the shoulder 166 on saidsegmental pinion 160 and holds the Seg mental pinion in such positionuntil the rod 164 is again drawn downward, thereby' bringin 164 againstthe face of the pawl 165;. and disengaging it fromthe shoulder 166,thereby" releasing the segmental pinion 160 "and permitting it to berotated by the inion 158,

the collarl67 secured to said rod so that the centerof the patho motionof the eyelet chutes is returned to its original position. This rotationof the stud 146 is secured by means of a lever 168 secured to the upperend of said stud 146 which is engaged bya spring 169 normally tending torotate said stud 146 to the position shown in Fig. 2.

The rod 164 is connected by means-015.21 bell crank lever 170, pivotedupon the bracket 68, and a link 171, with the quadrant plate 115. Whenthe operator attempts to oscillate the quadrant plate .115 by the meansabove described and move'it to the positionillustrated in Fig. 10, ittends to lift the said rod 164, and thereby tends. to lift the pawl 161into the position illustrated in full lines in Fig. 10. For the reasonswhich have been explained it is desirable, however, that the pawl 161shouldengag'e and operate the throw-out for the eyelet delivering meansat a precise time in the operation of the machme- As the. machine isorganized and artoo ran ed, after the'operator has oscillated the quarant plate or exerted a pressure upon the foot lever which would tend toOS- cillate it, the next movement-of the pawl 161 to the right, bringingthe pawl to the position illustrated in full lines in Fig. 10, willcausethe pawl to be lifted into the position of the full lines in Fig- 10,so'that upon the next rotation of the cam disk 153 the said pawlwill-move to the position illustrated in dotted lines in Fig, 10,thereby operating the eyeletdelivering throw-out.

If it be desired to throw out the eyelet feed without substantiallyvarying the length of feed between successive eyelet holes, the stoppins 116 may be so placedon the quadrant plate 115 as to closely embracethearm 114, so that a slight movement of the latter under the influenceof j ltt previously occupiedv the punches,

mechanically operated automatic throw- 'ont prcventer is provided, whichis operated by the machine in timed relation to its operations, toprevent the throwing-out of the eyelet pot at any other than apredetermined time during the operation of the 'machine. Thismechanically operated throwout preventer consists of the pawl 175 whichengages a tooth 176 on the edge of the quadrant plate 115 and normallyprevents the quadrant plate from being moved to the left to throw outthe eyelet feed devices. The pawl 175.is pivotally mounted upon the stud177 screwed into the bracket 8 and is normally pressed by a spring pin178 in the direction to cause its end to engage the said tooth of thesaid quadrant plate. The pawl 175 is provided with an operating arm L79which is projected upward, lying upon the projection (37, above referredto, in position to be engaged by the collar (34 of the stud (33projected downwardly from the feed frame or support F. The arm 179 isconcaved at 180, opposite the collar 66 when the feed frame is in theposition illustrated in Fig. 5, so that after the return movement orback feed of the feed frame or support to the position illustrated inFig. 5, said collar 4 does not engage the said arm 179 and release thepawl 175 from engagement with the quadrant plate 115, but when the feedframe or supportF rises from the position illustrated in Fig. 5 to theposition illustrated in Fig. 10.}the said collar 64 engages the end 181of the arm 179 and pushes it back, thereby releasingthe pawl 175 fromengagement with the quadrant plate 115 and permitting it to be moved tothe left to throw the eyelet pot out of operation.

Thegeneral operation of the eyelet delivering throw-out is as follows:The operator bears upon the treadle, which moves the lever 11+ to theleft and into engagement with the left-hand stop pm of the quadrantplate and therefore tends to move the quadrant plate to the left." Afterthe feed frame or support F has risen to move the eyelet sets' fromtheir original position to the position the pawl 175 is released fromengagement with the tooth 17 G of the quadrant plate, and the lever 114then moves the quadrant plate to the left, thereby raising or tending toraise the rod 164 to lift the pawl 161, but at this precise time thepawl 161 will have moved to the left so far that its tooth will havepassed by the edge of the tooth 162 on the arm 163 and notuntil afterthe eyelet chute has been moved outwardly again will the pawl.be inposition to engage the said tooth 162, that is to say, after theoperator makes the movement which eventually results in the throwing outof the eyelet delivering means such movement does not prevent the eyeletdelivering means from delivering the eyelet to the eyelet sets at thattime but prepares the machine so that automatically upon-the nextsuccessive revolution of its main shaft the eyelet delivering means arethrown out of operation. As was above sug-- gested this is desirablebecause it relievesethe operator of timing the throw-out movement of thetreadle' with accuracy in the operation ofthe machine, and all that isnecessary is that the operator should exert the pressure on the treadleat any time in the operation of the machine and then upon the firstlift-' ing of the feed frame or support thereafter the machine isprepared to operate automatically, to throw the eyelet delivering.

are automatically thrown out of operation.

It is important in the operation of eyeleting machines that the machineshould always 'come to rest when the power is disconnected therefromwith the parts in such position that the. Work may be removed and newwork entered therein, and to this end various clutch mechanisms may beemployed. The clutch mechanism illustrated in the drawings forms nofeature of the present invention,- but it has been found to be efficientfor operating. this machine and is the clutch mechanism in connectionwith which the invention is preferably embodied. The pulley 182 isloosely mounted upon a short shaft 1823 upon which it is free to rotate,the shaft 183 being rigidly supported in an outboard hearing 184 securedto the frame of the machine.

Thrust resisting means for taking. the thrust upon the pulley areprovided consisting of the balls185 mounted in a cage 18(3 and adaptedto receive the thrust from the pulley and to transmit itto a shoulder onthe shaft 183. The pulley is provided with a'friction surface 187 whichis adapted to be engaged by the friction surface 188 of the clutch disk189. The opposite side of the clutch disk 189 is provided with afriction surface 190 which an I machine but is held from-rotation withre-" lation thereto. Then the clutch disk 189 is thrown to the right,thereby bringing the surface 188 in contact with the surface 187,

the main shaft M will be rotated, and conversely when the clutch disk189 is moved to the left as seen in said Fig. 4 the friction surface 190is brou ht into engagement with the surface 191 of the frame of ,themachine and the main shaft M is brought to rest. The clutch disk ,189 ishollow and is provided with ears 192 projected inwardly,

which ears embrace and hold between them lugs 193 rigidly secured'to theend of the main shaft M. See, l*ig. 22. Secured to the clutch disk. 189is a grooved collar 194 by means of which the clutch disk may be movedlongitudinally of theshaft M. The collar is engaged by ring segments 195which are provided with bearings 196 in the ,upper ends of the clutchlever 19?. See Fig. 21. The clutch lever 197 is pivoted at 198 to theframe of the machine and a stron spring 199 mounted in a portionfloftherame of means of toggle links 204 and 205 with thelower end of theclutch lever 197. The toggle link 204 is provided with an extension 200connectedto a spring 207 which normally tends tolift the tog le lever204 in the direction to straighten extension 206 is also provided with alink 208 connected with a treadl-e, not shown, by

means of which-the toggle may be broken.

1 A stop pin 209 is provided for limiting the that the central pivot ofthe upward movement ofthe toggle link 204 so toggle link shall not passbeyond the dead center.

When it is desired to start the machine the operator depresses thetreadle, thereby breaking the toggle and permitting the spring 199 tomove the lower end of the clutch lever 197' to the left as illustratedin Fig. 4, therebyforcing the upper end of said clutchlever to the rightand moving the clutch disk 189 out of engagement with the frame of themachine and into engagement with the pulley wheel 182, thereby startingthe machine. So long as the treadle is held depressed the machine willcontinue to run but when the treadle is permitted to rise thespring 207above referredto will straighten the toggle and then when the camsurface 203 next comes opposite the cam roll on the upper ulleyv 182. A

e toggle. The

ment with the pulley wheel 182 and force it into engagement with thesurface 191. These parts are so adjusted that the clutch disk 189 willbe forced with great pressure against the frame of the machine andthemain shaft M. thereon will be, brought to rest suddenly in the properposition.

It has not been attempted to describe the I clutch mechanism in all itsdetails of con structlon as it s only important in this connectlon todescribe in a general way a clutch mechanism which Will be satisfactoryto operate the machine.

Features of the. present invention are adapted 1 021156 in connectionwith hook setting machines as well as with eyelet setting machines byvariations within the skill of the designer of this class of-machines.

Certainfeatures of the present invention are apphcable to use inconnectlon with" simple eyeleting machines as well as ma chines in whichthe eyelets are set in the opposite sides of the shoe upper at one time,and it is not intended by the claims that such feature of the inventionshould be limited to employment in a duplex eyeleting machine of thecharacter described.

No attempt has been made to illustrate the form of the cam aths andsurfaces which operate the several parts of the machine as from the.description of the construction, organization and mode of operation ofthe machine it. is perfectlycompetent for any person skilled in this artto develop such cams without the exercise of anything more than theskill of his calling.

Having. thus described the construction, organization and mode ofoperation of the preferred form ofthe present invention, but withoutlimiting the. invention specifically thereto, what is claimed is 1. Aneyeleting machine, having, in combination, an eyelet set, a cam, andmeansfor' actuating the eyelet set from the cam 1ncluding a leverprovided with a cam roll yieldingly mounted thereon acting during thesetting of the eyelets to yield so as to oft binatiofi', oppositelydisposed eyelet sets, an anvil-or die plate therebetween, a support forthe eyelet sets, a cam, and means for actuating the eyelet sets from thecam including a yleldmg lever acting during the setting of theeyelets'to yield so as to compensate for variations in the thickness ofthe material,

substantially as described.

3. An eyeleting machine, having, in comcompensate for variations in thethickness e mater al, substantlally as described. 2. Aneyeleting'machine, having, 1n trombination, oppositely disposed eyeletsets, an L eaaoee ating the eyelet sets from the cam including a cam armhaving an auxiliary arm pivoted 'tbereto for engaging said cam, and aspring between said auxiliary arm and the cam arm adapted to yieldduring the operation of the eyelet sets, substantially as described.

An eyeleting machine, having, in combinatiou,.an eye et set, a supporttherefor, means for actuating the eyelet set to make its setting stroke,a lever and a spring plunger acting thereon for returning the eyelet setto its inoperative position, substantially as described.

6. An eyeleting' machine, having, in combination, an eyelet set, asupport therefor, a

and support acti lever pivoted to said support and having its andengaging said set, a spring plunger acting on said lever operating in adirection normally to withdraw the set from operatiye position, andindependent means for actuating the set, substantially as described.

7. An eyeleting machine, having, in com bination, an eyelet set and ananvil, a movable support therefor, means to move the support lateralland means for holding the said support rom' movement durin the operationof the eyelet set, substantia ly as described. I

8. An eyeleting machine, having, in combination, an eyelet set and ananvil, a support therefor, means for moving the support laterally, arigid'member, and cotiperating projections and grooves on said ri 'dmember to steady t e support during the setting operation of the set,substantially as described;

9. An eyeleting machine, havin in combination, oppositely disposed eyeet sets, a

- support therefor, and auxiliary steadying means for steadyin thesupport durin I the settin o eration o the sets, substantia y as desorie 10. An eyeleting machine, having, in combination, oppositely disposedeyelet sets, a

support therefor movab e in a plane, a' stationary member, and a studfor connecting said stationary member and movable memher duringtheeyelet setting operations, subs bination, oppositely disposed eyeletsets, a

stantially as described;

11. An eyeleting machine, havin in combination, oppositely disposed eyeet. sets. a sii pport therefor movable in a plane, and a bination, awork engaging tool, andactuating means therefor including a pivotallyjointed spring lever, substantially as described.

14. An eyeleting machine, having, in combination, a work engaging tool,a lever and a spring plunger acting on said lever to.

withdraw said tool from operative position, and independent meansforactuating the tool, substantially as described.

15-. An eyeleting machine, having, in combination, a punch, an eyeletset, a suppoit for said punch and eyelet set, levers pivoted to saidsupport and connected to said punch and eyelet set, and springs actingon the levers normally to withdraw the punch and set from operativeposition, and means for actuating said punch and eyelet set,substantially as described.

16. An eyeleting machine, having, in combination, a work engaging tool,a. lever for actuating said work engaging tool, and a face pieceprovided with a curved shank secured in a correspondingly shaped recessin said lever for actuating said tool, substantially as described.

17 An eyeleting machine, having, in combination,- an eyelet set, asupport therefor, a lever for actuating said eyelet set, and a facepiece provided with a curved shank adjustably secured in acorrespondingly shaped recess in said lever for engaging said set,

substantially as described.

18. An eyeleting machine, having, in combination, a punch, an eyeletset, a support therefor, a lever for actuating said punch and eyelet setprovided with two face pieces the one projected beyond the other for engaging said punch and set respectively, substantialiy as described.

1 19. An eyeleting machine, having, in combination, an eyelet set, apunclna support therefor, a' punch and eyelet set actuating lever, saidlever being provided with a punch engaging face pieceand a set engagingface piece, said pieces being adjustable on curved ines andhavingtheir-faces the one projected beyond the other, substantially asdescribed. 20. An .eyeleting machine, having, in com-.

guide plate for guiding the work on opposite sides thereof to the sets,work holders for engaging and holding the work against the

